Re: What happened?

There have been no changes to DipKnight rules lately to merit 
any 'heated' discussions.
(Stand by though, new rules governing 'REqualifying after being 
dropped from the rolls' soon to be annunced from the Committee)
:Dave Watson

--- In [email protected], "stephen_worthy" <stephen@w...> 
wrote:
> A quick look at the message numbers on each mailing list makes it 
> obvious there's a decline from 2001 (90% decrease on GM, 69% on 
> ngame, 81% on dipknights), although interestingly G-chat has held 
> pretty firm at 500-600 messages a year.
> 
> I don't read that one myself, so I wouldn't know why that is.  
> Perhaps it suggests that the community's still there, but the need 
to 
> e-mail so much is less.  For myself, e-mailing a diplomacy 
community 
> had novelty value back then, but now it's simply functional.
> 
> Has anyone noticed a reduction in take-up and replacements on their 
> games?  I've run about three games a year and never noticed much 
> variation.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Peter J Richardson" <pjrich@n...> 
> wrote:
> > I think that maybe there was a wide influx of players into the 
> internet hobby three and four years ago as a result
> > of the internet becoming widely available, and the fact that the 
> internet now *is* widely available that influx of
> > people who are new to the internet finding that diplomacy can be 
> played here is now reduced.
> > 
> > Of the large intake of three years ago, I would suggest quite a 
> number are like Charles, they tried it, they took on
> > a big game load and they burned themselves out.
> > 
> > In addition to that, as broadband becomes more popular it may be 
> that communities like Redscape which are web rather
> > than E-mail based become more popular.
> > 
> > So in summary I think there is an element of truth in both of 
> Charles' and Ray's suggestions.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David E. Cohen" <zendip18@o...>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> > 
> > 
> > > Welcome back Charles.  I agree with you.  The various Cat23 
lists 
> are
> > > quieter than they were a couple or three years ago.  Maybe it 
is 
> people
> > > drifting into other groups (and it seems as though there are 
many 
> people
> > > who were once mainly Cat23 types who are now active in multiple 
> forums),
> > > or it may be due in part to the continuing success of the 
> Worldmasters
> > > (60 or 70 games and questions arising from them not on the 
regular
> > > lists, but rather in the Tournament lists).
> > >
> > > mczet wrote:
> > >
> > > >No, its still pretty active. Games start quite regularly. 
Normal 
> ebb and
> > > >flow I'd say.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Charles Schmidt" <chaschmidt@y...>
> > > >To: <[email protected]>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:09 PM
> > > >Subject: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Howdy there. Some of y'all may remember me from when I was a 
> heavy
> > > >>regular around here a few years ago. I've completely avoided 
> Dipping
> > > >>for the past two years or so (serious case of burnout), and 
have
> > > >>only just come back to the Cat in the past few days.
> > > >>
> > > >>I couldn't help but notice that in the time since I left the
> > > >>activity on Cat boards like NGame and GM has gone way, way 
> down. I
> > > >>always knew I was a popular guy, but it's pretty surprising 
to 
> see
> > > >>everyone else leaving just cuz I did. ;^)
> > > >>
> > > >>Seriously though, what happened around here? Was there some 
> short of
> > > >>shakedown and mass exodus of people? Is the Cat really less 
> active
> > > >>than it used to be, or am I missing something?
> > > >>
> > > >>Charles
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
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